Ok, so it’s still just a spreadsheet. But you are now able to search within a column (say, you want to find out if YOUR zine has been catalogged, or you want to know how many zines we have that were made in 1997, or you want to know if there are any zines written in French…) AND we have added the remaing 500+ zines we’ve catalogged since the last time it was updated. !!!

Cracks in the Pavement Personal writings on living in Boston, photos and art related to graffiti and punk, poetry, a guide about maple syrup, and more. I think it was made in 2012??

Other awesome titles we carry: Drop Everything & Make a Zine! (Papercut’s collab zine), Inspirado (Melissa Falco talks about being an artist/zinester/involved in the arts community in Somerville), Life is Posers 1+2 (punk comics), Nothing Mattress (more punk/Boston/life comics), Liz Prince (life/humor/dating comics), Assume Nothing (living with STIs), In Spite of… (poetry from Philly), and some new zines by Jordan Stabile which will be available later today!

We also carry some zines that are older but still interesting/relevant to us.

We ALSO have a copy of each in our library for those of you who would rather check them out and bring them back every two weeks/browse inside the library!

We’ve just moved back into our cozy corner in the back of Lorem Ipsum! We’ve decided not to close ouselves off with bookshelves or an entrance in hopes of inviting more folks to check out our zines. Come by soon! We are open Friday-Monday, 2-7 pm but you can browse the collection as long as the book store is open. :D

Celebrate the second issues of both Life is Posers and Nothing Mattress and watch as internet JPEGs come to life. Pick up some comics, drink a few beers, and watch a live interview/ Q&A session hosted by Ancient Alien’s Chris Pittman!! Zero dollars admission.

Please Join us for a very spacial evening of festive food, readings, and good cheer

~*~*Sunday, December 15 at 4 PM*~*~

Papercut Librarians, Lorem Ipsum Employees and some dear friends will be reading from their own zines, poetry and stories, all while enjoying mulled cider, hot cocoa, gingerbread, and other festive treats! Please join us in our year end celebration :)

If you’d like to read or bring food or just say hey, hit us up! papercut(at)riseup(dot)net

Papercut librarians are currently preparing for our second teen workshop series at various Boston Public Library branches, beginning this week! We will be talking about what zines are, how they differ from other media — and finally, teaching participants how to make their own mini-zines. We are very excited to continue this partnership with the BPL, and to share our knowledge on the world of independent publishing. :)

Because of our loaded schedule of workshops, we will be cutting our weekday hours during November. We hope to see you on Saturdays and Sundays (still open between 2-7pm), and we encourage groups to contact us about opening by appointment if need-be! Additional “bonus” hours will occasionally be posted on our Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well, so stay tuned for that.

We will also be returning to the ICA alongside Amy Sillman’s exhibit on November 16, from 1-4pm. Please note that this date was incorrect on our recent postcards! It’s Saturday!

One final update for November is the BIG BUTTONS that were designed for us by the lovely Faye Orlove <3 Stop by the library and pick one up, or you can buy them online here.

PZL is excited to hold its second annual fundraiser for the PoC Zine Project, a group whose mission is to “make all zines by people of color easy to find, distribute and share.” You can also find the project on Facebook and twitter.

This zine swap and zine making meetup will focus on intersections of race and racism in Boston through the lens of housing and land issues. According to the 2010 census Boston is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. For many residents of the city, housing issues are a critical and live issue through which questions of community, class, and race intersect. We invite participants to come reflect on these questions through zines.

We will have zines about housing and land rights issues on hand, and invite participants to make their own 1/2 page to contribute to a PZL community zine on housing issues in Boston.

Are you a local zine-maker (or writer, artist, activist in other media of expression) of color who would like to have work highlighted at this event? Or would you like to let us know about an awesome zine, zinester, writer, artist, or activist of color you think should be involved?
Send an email with “Attn: Anna and Brittany” in the subject heading to papercut@riseup.net.

All donations made at the event will go to the PoC Zine Project to support the 2013 Race Riot tour, and local organizations working for Native/Indigenous rights.

In just over a week, Papercut Librarians will be presenting our very own pop-up zine library at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston! We will be facilitating a conversation of sorts about zines as a medium, within a larger exhibit presented by artist and zinester Amy Sillman. If you miss us on October 5, we will be bringing the pop-up library back on November 17th.

That same weekend, we will also be tabling at the Harvard Book Store’s Warehouse Weekend, dedicated to Zines, Comics, and Local Craft! Come to 14 Park St. in Somerville, 10am-6pm on October 5+6 to check out our free zine making table and some awesome new merch and zines we will be selling!

Stay tuned for more events, workshops and news the the next few weeks. This is truly an exciting time for Papercut and we are excited for all of the great organizations we are partnering with to make these things happen!

Our zines are currently living in a new space at 10 Ward St. in Somerville.

We will be open Sundays from 2pm to 7pm or, as always, we are happy to open by appointment. Email, call, or text us for the address and directions.

You can also contact us to set up an event, book us for a workshop, or have us curate a pop-up library at your event or classroom!

Since we've moved to a new space, zines are back in circulation! If you have any of our zines that you forgot to return, please bring them home (and take out some new ones!).

About Us

Papercut is a fully-functioning lending library, with a focus on hand-made and independently produced materials. Our collection includes everything from the all-familiar photocopied punk rock zines from the 80's to hand-crafted personal zines bound together with yarn.

Papercut is run by a collective of volunteer librarians. In addition to archiving and maintaining this collection, librarians also host a number of events including zine making workshops and zine release parties.

Become a member today to join this growing community of zine enthusiasts!